Dashboard Regions Weather Stations Radar Alerts Glossary
Contact About
Log In

Register for an account and never miss a forecast again!

Register

Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 10th, 2024–Feb 11th, 2024

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Cariboos, Blue River, Clearwater, McBride, Premier, Quesnel, Clemina.

Carefully evaluate big terrain features on an individual basis before committing to them.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

On Friday a natural size 2 avalanche was reported in the region on a south aspect where recent snow failed on the prevalent crust that formed in early February.

If you head out consider posting to the mountain information network.

Snowpack Summary

Anywhere from 5 to 20 cm of dry snow sits atop a widespread hard crust. In general, the crust is strong and supportive to travel on below 1900 m. Above 1900 m the crust becomes breakable and tappers out entirely around 2300 m.

Below the crust, the upper snowpack continues to refreeze and strengthen.

The mid and lower snowpack consists of various weak layers primarily made up of crust and facet combinations.

Weather Summary

Saturday Night

Mainly cloudy with up to 3 cm of snow, 10 to 30 km/h west alpine winds, treeline temperature -8 °C.

Sunday

Mainly cloudy with 5 to 10 cm of snow, 10 to 30 km/h southwest alpine winds, treeline temperature -5 °C.

Monday

Mix of sun and cloud with up to 3 cm of snow, 20 to 50 km/h northwest alpine winds, treeline temperature -5 °C.

Tuesday

Mainly clear, 10 to 20 km/h northwest alpine winds, treeline temperature -9 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
  • When a thick, melt-freeze surface crust is present, avalanche activity is unlikely.

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.